“This particular person has a musculoskeletal injury, which basically means overuse of the muscle.

“The weather yesterday was obviously great and that combined with the Pokemon craze is what led to the injury I think.

“They weren’t used to doing it and came in to see me to make sure they hadn’t broken themselves.”

He continued: “I’d imagine a few more people will start to come through with more of this type of thing.

“Stretches are pretty useless in this situation so I would tell people to start of slowly and build yourself up.

“Don’t just head out and start running straight away. The best advice would be not to try and run a marathon before you can walk to try and catch a pokemon.”

The osteopath shared news his maiden Pokemon injury on Twitter earlier today by saying: “Had the first patient in with #PokemonGO injuries.

“If not used to running, it’s often a good idea to start slowly and build up.. #OverUse.”

He later shared a video of hordes of people swarming Central Park in New York, as they tried to catch a wild Vaporeon, with the caption: “I don’t often treat #PokemonGo related injuries, but I do treat lots of people who get pain after running run parks.”

Pokemon GO has captured the imagination of millions around the world since its release earlier this year.

One man in New Zealand quit his job in order to devote himself fully to hunting the creatures from the famous franchise.

Gamers have been accused of showing disrespect by playing at Auschwitz whilst people in Bosnia have been warned to avoid venturing into areas littered with landmines to try and catch the likes of Pikachu and Charmander.